Unit 1A Healthy Foundation1-1 Changing Health

The purpose of this lesson is to see how public and personal

health is continually changing

Changing from the PastIn the 1800’s and early 1900’s the MOST common causes of death in the US were

contagious diseases.

Tuberculosis, Pneumonia, Influenza, Bubonic Plague, Cholera etc.

Health Today/Power to Change?

The leading causes of poor health and death TODAY could be DRAMATICALLY decreased if a person would eat healthier, exercise more, and abstain from tobacco.

Internet Cell phones Cars Farming Fast Food

Have changes in modern day society contribute to poor

health? How?

Your place on the continuum

Your health and wellness are always changing. For instance you may feel great one day and catch a cold the next. Your health at any moment can be seen as a point a long the continuum.

Health ContinuumPremature DeathHigh level of energyLoss of health and wellness (Label of direction)Improved health and wellness (Label of

direction)Lack of energy, inattention, some aches & painsChronic diseaseFree from aches and painsModerate level of energyOptimal level of energy, feeling of well-being

Where is Chronic Disease …

Chronic-of long duration or on going condition or illness

Examples = Heart Disease, Obesity, Cancer, Diabetes

What percentage of American adults fit

under this category?

Each star represents 10% of the population of the US. Where would you place the stars?

The FactsNearly 1/2 of all American Adults live with a chronic disease!!!

Chronic disease accounts for 70% of all deaths each year!

Divorce rate for chronically ill is 75%

Depression is 20% more prevalent.

78% of health care dollars are spent on people with chronic conditions.

Most costly and most preventable

80 percent of heart disease and 40 percent of cancers are preventable with 3 things…

Exercise, eating right and not using tobacco.

http://www.restministries.org/invisibleillness/statistics.htm

The Power to Change5 leading factors of chronic disease...

SmokingNot exercisingNot eating rightBeing overweightNot visiting the doctor regularly.

Influence Changes in Your Health

HeredityEnvironmentAttitudeBehaviorMediaTechnology

HeredityWhat is Heredity?

Refers to all the traits that were biologically passed on to you from

your parents.

You can inherit hair color, eye color, height, risk for certain diseases,

and personality type.

EnvironmentRefers to the sum of your

surroundings.Physical Environment

• Neighborhood safety • Air and water quality• Medical care

availability of parks and recreation centers.

• Home

Social Environment

• Peers• Friends• Classmates

• Culture• Technology• Norms

Peers- People of the same age who share similar interests.Culture- a groups beliefs, customs and behaviors.

AttitudeYour attitude is the way you view

situations and information. People who “see the glass half full” are generally in better health than those who see it “half empty.”

Even if you have a natural tendency toward pessimism remind yourself to look at challenging situations positively.

Behavior• Risk Behaviors

Actions that threaten your/others health.• Cumulative Risk

Related risks that increase with each added risk.• Prevention

Taking steps to keep something from happening.• Abstinence

A deliberate decision to avoid high risk behaviors.

Behavior can affect your Health no matter how good or bad the other influences are. Heredity, environment, attitude, etc.

YOU HAVE CONTROL

Media and TechnologyHow can media and technology affect your

health? Media-the various methods for

communicating information

Technology-the delivery of media via radio, television, and the internet.

.gov .edu

“Life is the sum of all your choices.” ~Albert Camus

Change-Portrait of Health

Purpose: To evaluate your health over a broad spectrum and identify change.Materials: Envelope, Photo, Change worksheet1.Take a full body photo of yourself clothed2.Thoughtfully and accurately fill out your “Change” worksheet.3.Place all your items in a sealed and dated envelope.4.Give your assignment to your teacher Until you can place it in your portfolio.

1-1 Assignment

“Change”

Pick a quote for the outside of your envelope

“A year from now you will wish you had started today.” -Karen Lamb “It doesn’t matter where you are, you are nowhere compared to where you can

go.” -Bob Proctor “You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.” -Wayne Gretzy “Even if you stumble, you’re still moving forward.” “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and

make a new ending.” -Maria Robinson “By changing nothing, nothing changes.” -Tony Robbins “Today is the first day of the rest of your life.” -Anonymous “Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to

let go at some point in order to move forward.” -C.S. Lewis “Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” -Marilyn

Monroe “Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.” -Walter Anderson “If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.” -Tony

Robbins “Each person’s task in life is to become an increasingly better person.” -Leo

Tolstoy “All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them.” –Walt

Disney “Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.” –Jim Rohn “The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will

make one.” –Elbert Hubbard “I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” –

Michael Jordan

The End Any additional slides are just notes or

ideas of other subjects.

Top 6 Risk BehaviorsTobacco UseUnhealthy DietInadequate Physical ActivityAlcohol and Drug UseSexual BehaviorsBehaviors that result in Injuries and

Violence

Why are we in this class?LEARN: To learn what is healthy and

unhealthy

APPLY: To learn how to make good decisions for our health.

HELP OTHERS: To learn to be an example to others or gain the skills needed to help them.

Do we need a change?- 18.8% of children are overweight- 1/2 of adult Americans live with a

chronic disease- Almost 1/5 adolescents are over weightDid you have 6 on all your health areas?WE NEED TO LEARN TO BE HEALTHIER

AND HELP OTHERS BE HEALTHIER!!!!!!!!!!!

Developing “Health Skills”Health Skills - specific tools and

strategies to improve health.

CommunicationRefusal Conflict ResolutionStress ManagementDecision MakingGoal Setting

Action Plan1. WRITE: Put your goals in writing. Be

specific.2. SMALL GOALS: List what you will do to reach your goal.

(3 short term goals)

3. SUPPORT: List 2 sources of help and support4. DEADLINE: Set a time to reach your goal by5. CHECK POINTS: Set up 2 check points to reach your goal

(Goal Check Journals)

6. REWARD: Give yourself a reward once you have achieved your goal.

Health Today?